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http://www.wwaytv3.com/2012/03/06/100000-nc-high-school-juniors-to-take-act/#respondWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000RALEIGH, NC (AP) — About 100,000 high school juniors in North Carolina’s public and charter schools are sitting down to take the ACT college entrance exam.

North Carolina’s public schools are giving the test Tuesday to 100,000 11th graders as a measure of whether students are learning what they need for college. The test is free for students, who can submit their ACT scores when they apply to college.

The State Board of Education last year made the ACT a requirement for high school juniors, in part because it includes a section on science. The scores will be used to evaluate how the state’s high schools are teaching students and how North Carolina stacks up against other states.

Both the ACT and the SAT exams are accepted by colleges and universities across the country.

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http://www.wwaytv3.com/2011/10/05/nc-high-school-juniors-will-take-college-exam/#commentsWed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000RALEIGH, NC (AP) — North Carolina’s public schools chief says the state is ready to require a college entrance exam for high school juniors in March to determine whether students are learning curricula and are prepared for college.

Superintendent of Public Instruction June Atkinson says her department has cobbled together funds to offer ACT tests to the roughly 100,000 11th graders. Atkinson told a legislative committee Tuesday the first test will serve as a baseline for future classes.

Atkinson says the new effort includes 10th graders taking an ACT pretest and seniors following a vocational or technical path to be assessed on skills. The News & Observer of Raleigh first reported Atkinson’s comments.

The $5.5 million needed for the effort will come from unused funds or money saved if a writing test is eliminated.
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Information from: The News & Observer, http://www.newsobserver.com